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as those of us who were here -- which all of us all take for, those of us who are here -- are we to believe that everybody on this list was responsible for the 9/11 attack? is that the rationale? >> all four of us agree with you. the 2001 aumf, which is only 60 words long about -- long, is now very long in the tooth. the extreme government solution would be for congress to work with the executive branch to revise that aumf. it is completely unclear about who it covers and where it covers it. >> it is as unclear as you suggest. this is a limitation. there were big arguments about it. there was a priory draft that was much more expensive and it was -- there was a prior draft which was much more expansive, and it was narrowed. the president has the right to keep his legal advice confidential. that is a longstanding principle. questions are raised as to whether the executive is complying with the law. if he feels he is, it was be -- would be a positive thing for the administration to share that legal theory with this committee and with the american people, who i think have dallas that a
as those of us who were here -- which all of us all take for, those of us who are here -- are we to believe that everybody on this list was responsible for the 9/11 attack? is that the rationale? >> all four of us agree with you. the 2001 aumf, which is only 60 words long about -- long, is now very long in the tooth. the extreme government solution would be for congress to work with the executive branch to revise that aumf. it is completely unclear about who it covers and where it covers...
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can you fill us in? >> usually they will not give you the 100% of the information they have in their minds. it is not going to happen. this is not a "push button, get a banana type of thing." he was so vicious. they were communicating with each other. they did not think we knew. we did not tell them that we knew they were communicating with each other. we intercepted a communication between khalid sheikh mohammed and some of the other detainees in which he said "do not say a word about the courier." that told us a lot about the courier. he speaks to the importance of having a place to take the individuals. we could use that type of communication. we could use it to check a name. it was very helpful for us. >> after the osama bin laden raid came out and the word came out that interrogations played a role, senator mccain gave a speech and said that the first mention of mohammed al-qahtani came from a detainee held in another country. we did not render him to the country for the purpose of interrogation. th
can you fill us in? >> usually they will not give you the 100% of the information they have in their minds. it is not going to happen. this is not a "push button, get a banana type of thing." he was so vicious. they were communicating with each other. they did not think we knew. we did not tell them that we knew they were communicating with each other. we intercepted a communication between khalid sheikh mohammed and some of the other detainees in which he said "do not say...
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us there. my amendment adds a requirement if the president's supplemental budget as required by the plan act must include proposals to consolidate duplicative agency functions and programs. here's the good news, reducing duplication in government is low hanging fruit. there is bipartisan agreement on this. even the president in his state of the union address in 2011 talked about the desire to consolidate the different agencies that oversee things. it's true the president does submit a document called cuts, consolidations and savings. but in last year's budgets these savings only amounted to $24 billion. a tiny percentage, 2.2%, the our annual trillion dollar shortfall. that is woefully inadequate. my amendment would require the president to go back to the drawing forward within the context of the plan act. which asks the president to tell us when his budget will balance and how he will get us there. we are now in receipt of two reports from the g.a.o. that identify opportunities to reduce dupli
us there. my amendment adds a requirement if the president's supplemental budget as required by the plan act must include proposals to consolidate duplicative agency functions and programs. here's the good news, reducing duplication in government is low hanging fruit. there is bipartisan agreement on this. even the president in his state of the union address in 2011 talked about the desire to consolidate the different agencies that oversee things. it's true the president does submit a document...
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we always say that if you watch us, you like us. most of the complaints about the coverage on the telecom from people who have never watched the channel. host: one of our earlier callers talked about the relationship to the qatar government. is there a plan to be self- sufficient financially? guest: we have to run commercials to broadcast in the united states. we run very few on the aljazeera english channel. most of them are for various airlines that a middle east- related. as a producer, you welcome commercials occasionally which gives you a chance to figure out where you are going next. we are probably one of the few airbirds that has tried to negotiate the air minutes we have to run. we are not dependent on the revenue from the commercials. any money that is made will go into the pot for the coverage. aljazeera spends its money on coverage. and being able to have a ♪ caller: 70 bureaus around the world and provide the cost of the trouble to cover stories in places where other people are not. the commercial time, we've got to w
we always say that if you watch us, you like us. most of the complaints about the coverage on the telecom from people who have never watched the channel. host: one of our earlier callers talked about the relationship to the qatar government. is there a plan to be self- sufficient financially? guest: we have to run commercials to broadcast in the united states. we run very few on the aljazeera english channel. most of them are for various airlines that a middle east- related. as a producer, you...
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or against us in the past. i don't know how functional this congress will be but i can assure you we will be functional in representing its members interest before both house members and senators as well. >> i think it's too early to tell. it depends on how we define function mall.-- functional. i look at the process we just went through and when you make movement toward bringing back into balance our tax system. that feels like movement to me. when i see a bipartisan group of senators put forth principles for immigration reform, i think it's a little early to tell, i think we are looking at where this congress is calibrate itself. i look at murphy replacing lieberman. that is moving the senate into a place we're becoming more fiscally thoughtful about how to create revenue. i feel like we're moving toward applies i'm pleased with that. i would challenge the notion that this was a stalemate election just simply because this was a modern day landslide on the president side. you had democrats pick up in the senat
or against us in the past. i don't know how functional this congress will be but i can assure you we will be functional in representing its members interest before both house members and senators as well. >> i think it's too early to tell. it depends on how we define function mall.-- functional. i look at the process we just went through and when you make movement toward bringing back into balance our tax system. that feels like movement to me. when i see a bipartisan group of senators...
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you should not word that use cut -- you should not use that word, spending and spending. he never talks about what we spend it on. he never says that the wars were a bad idea or that the giving of tax rates was a bad idea, or that medicare part b, the drug benefit without paying for it was a bad idea. he just says that they were spending too much. they were in charge when those things were put in. now they need to put on the table what they want to cut back. they want to cut the military and make this across the board slashing out of everything. that is nonsensical. you should know what you are cutting. i believe in surgery, not a meat ax. host: on medicare, what would happen? guest: an interesting question. no one has given us what they would cut out. 10% of the patients getting paid for? doctors getting 10% less? there is no specificity. you can sit here and talk -- we should just cut across the board. let's talk specifically about how it affects -- they will not come to the table and -- you see, this test to start in the house. constitution makes this a house responsib
you should not word that use cut -- you should not use that word, spending and spending. he never talks about what we spend it on. he never says that the wars were a bad idea or that the giving of tax rates was a bad idea, or that medicare part b, the drug benefit without paying for it was a bad idea. he just says that they were spending too much. they were in charge when those things were put in. now they need to put on the table what they want to cut back. they want to cut the military and...
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jack is no stranger to us. i met him there decades ago when i was a wide eyed congressman and he was a top aide for house speaker, tip o'neill. we became friends. he taught us a whole lot. i know that tip a tremendous influence on jack. it is clear that he shares the same work ethic and sense of duty. he shares another thing -- bipartisanship. speaker o'neill was renown for sitting down with president reagan and trying to work problems out. jack was heavily involved in that and continues to be. he is a bipartisan person who wants to be successful at working with both parties. you mentioned the issue with trust. there is no straighter shooter than jack lew. he is one of the most honorable, honest, and decent men in washington. when he gives you facts, they are backed up with research. from the time i knew jack when he started in tip o'neill's office, he would always outline both sides of the argument and give each without bias. he would tell you where he came down, but he always let you make your own judgment. t
jack is no stranger to us. i met him there decades ago when i was a wide eyed congressman and he was a top aide for house speaker, tip o'neill. we became friends. he taught us a whole lot. i know that tip a tremendous influence on jack. it is clear that he shares the same work ethic and sense of duty. he shares another thing -- bipartisanship. speaker o'neill was renown for sitting down with president reagan and trying to work problems out. jack was heavily involved in that and continues to be....
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reach us on twitter or facebook, or send us an e-mail. let's go through the headlines in the national papers this morning. pierce "usa toda -- here is "usa today" -- and then here is the "washington times" -- and the new york times -- the wall street journal -- the washington post -- we are getting your reaction this morning on the washington journal for the first hour. what did you think of the speech, the proposals, and the republican response as well? later on, a line of lawmakers for their reaction and to take your comments. our first phone call is joe in georgia, republican. caller: thank you. i love c-span, greta. it was the same old obama with more taxes and more government. marco rubio is incredible. the key to our future is electing more people like him and tom graves and doug collins and tom price. we don't need this more government and taxes. we cannot afford it. rubio is great. he is a future president along with tom graves. host: >> you are frequent caller. every 30 days. respect that rule. what do you think about immigration
reach us on twitter or facebook, or send us an e-mail. let's go through the headlines in the national papers this morning. pierce "usa toda -- here is "usa today" -- and then here is the "washington times" -- and the new york times -- the wall street journal -- the washington post -- we are getting your reaction this morning on the washington journal for the first hour. what did you think of the speech, the proposals, and the republican response as well? later on, a...
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hygiene bonds used hydrogen -- hydrogen bonds use hydrogen. it is the basic energy source of the universe. it is like taking a piece of a son and bringing it back to earth. you are measuring and hundreds of thousands of tons of tnt, even millions of tons. the united states has eased to run a clear weapons, russia has them, we believe china has them, united kingdom has them, france has them, they have all test these weapons. after that, the countries have atomic bombs. we are looking at india or pakistan. the technology is not beyond the but they have not conducted any open tests. north korea docks -- north korea? no. the only really succeed in their third attempt to boost the weapon. the two hydrogen bombs main point is to fuse lot of hype to them. that is beyond north korea's capability. they tried to do this and it apparently failed. that is what we did not want in the testing either. it would stop the arms race in south asia, perhaps in more unstable regions. host: question on twitter that asks if there is a suitcase a- bomb, or is that a m
hygiene bonds used hydrogen -- hydrogen bonds use hydrogen. it is the basic energy source of the universe. it is like taking a piece of a son and bringing it back to earth. you are measuring and hundreds of thousands of tons of tnt, even millions of tons. the united states has eased to run a clear weapons, russia has them, we believe china has them, united kingdom has them, france has them, they have all test these weapons. after that, the countries have atomic bombs. we are looking at india or...
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host: you can join us on the twitter page or send us an e- mail. as you look back at the 2012 election, was it the message for the messenger that failed? guest: that is the debate going on in the republican party. a lot of my friends a it was the messenger. i would argue gov. romney with all of the debates -- he was forced to take the stage he would not qualify to take the president of the u.s. states and take positions that were out of step with what the country is. the question came up not only in the primary but the debates of president obama, if you were offered a deal on the budget that had $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases are revenue, would be to the deal. he said no. that is the nut is thing i have ever heard. ronald reagan would have grabbed that with both hands. but the time we got to the general election, obama has been attacked so far to the right. but the time he got back, it was too late. the campaign did a brilliant job of focusing on the eight swing states. they began advertising before conventional wisdom said
host: you can join us on the twitter page or send us an e- mail. as you look back at the 2012 election, was it the message for the messenger that failed? guest: that is the debate going on in the republican party. a lot of my friends a it was the messenger. i would argue gov. romney with all of the debates -- he was forced to take the stage he would not qualify to take the president of the u.s. states and take positions that were out of step with what the country is. the question came up not...
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two of us said no and then one of us not me the other guy changed his mind so i was the only one who was made the offer who declined. because at that time you already believe that it wouldn't work i just thought i didn't know if it would work i mean they were telling us it would but i just believed it was wrong you know it at the cia part of the cia's culture is to couch all issues in shades of grey you have to be very comfortable working in morally nebulous situations or legally nebulous situations but there are some things that really are black and white and i believe that that was a black and white issue there's something that i think you will find interesting and something that i'd like you to comment on polls by the american red cross show that the majority of americans find torture acceptable sixty percent of young people agree whereas four years ago torture was largely condemned in the u.s. . how did this become the new normal what happened in those four years i think that many people who told pollsters in the early or middle part of the last decade were reacting to president
two of us said no and then one of us not me the other guy changed his mind so i was the only one who was made the offer who declined. because at that time you already believe that it wouldn't work i just thought i didn't know if it would work i mean they were telling us it would but i just believed it was wrong you know it at the cia part of the cia's culture is to couch all issues in shades of grey you have to be very comfortable working in morally nebulous situations or legally nebulous...
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it has been a very long haul for us before 2001. when we committed to the joint effort there was no suicide bombings in pakistan. now there is -- the numbers are before you. it's more than one a day. >> there was one. i can give you that. i have done this for a closed door parliament as minister and i have all the staths on my lap top and in my head. there was one and now there are well over one a day if we take that number. >> to what year? >> i'm talking about 2001. >> so then the question is since it is such a serious issue and we've talked about it a lot, why not take it to the next level and if that's not shooting down american drones? >> i know you need to make that headline but i can't speak to that issue. we don't discuss issues beyond a point. they don't discuss any issues from that podium, at least we do. >> the second part of the question it was u.s. posture post 2014, again, you've made a lot of compelling points about how you are working with limited resources and you're not getting the cooperation on the other side of
it has been a very long haul for us before 2001. when we committed to the joint effort there was no suicide bombings in pakistan. now there is -- the numbers are before you. it's more than one a day. >> there was one. i can give you that. i have done this for a closed door parliament as minister and i have all the staths on my lap top and in my head. there was one and now there are well over one a day if we take that number. >> to what year? >> i'm talking about 2001. >>...
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we have to chip away at the extra cost that holds us back. -- crust that holds us back. we have about 200 people who work on the program. we pull together -- i will go through some best practices. you can take, and began to use. texas has a big texas from debt initiative. these big competitions that are organized. one school will fight the game for another company or school. online training opportunities are huge. we started the show, we started a web business. that website gets about 100 million page views a month now. part of the reason is there is a voracious appetite for unadulterated health information. give the information they trust for the department of defense approached us and we are building the fitness portion of the army's website. this is what all of our veterans will be using that law allows them and their families and employees of the military to benefit from a slew of different tools. no advertising on the site. these are buildable endeavors. the infrastructure exists. if you do nothing else, take the real age test. it will tell you how old your body thi
we have to chip away at the extra cost that holds us back. -- crust that holds us back. we have about 200 people who work on the program. we pull together -- i will go through some best practices. you can take, and began to use. texas has a big texas from debt initiative. these big competitions that are organized. one school will fight the game for another company or school. online training opportunities are huge. we started the show, we started a web business. that website gets about 100...
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s here are the numbers -- online.also find us send us a tweet @cspanwj. here are the headlines in the morning papers. the washington times -- this is the headline in the baltimore sun -- have line in "roll call -- the headline in "roll call" -- meredith shiner joins us. how unusual is it to have the president's pick for defense secretary block at this stage? guest: it has never happen before. a senate has never filibustered the president's pick for defense secretary. the most bizarre thing, and the thing that is most frustrating to people watching this outside washington, is that a former senator hagel is a former -- is a former republican. with 58 bouts, and the reason why it was 58 was because majority leader harry reid had to switch his vote to know to bring the vote back up again after the senate comes back from recess. you have a lot of republican senators who said as recently as last week that they did not want to see the choice filibuster. even if they wanted to vote no, he at least deserved an uptown vote to be approved. there was no precedent --
s here are the numbers -- online.also find us send us a tweet @cspanwj. here are the headlines in the morning papers. the washington times -- this is the headline in the baltimore sun -- have line in "roll call -- the headline in "roll call" -- meredith shiner joins us. how unusual is it to have the president's pick for defense secretary block at this stage? guest: it has never happen before. a senate has never filibustered the president's pick for defense secretary. the most...
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"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotional union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversial part of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering of emotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is crucial, why it is not replaceable depending on temperament or taste, with other forms of activities or intimacy. that is some of the reason i think this vision of marriage gets marriage wrong. it misunderstands the human we have after. you might ask what difference it makes, why it is not just enshrined, this alternative vision of marriage in the law? i think to get a handle on that question we have to first ask why we recognize marriage at all. a puzzling thing. usually the less personal a relationship is, the more the state is involved. our business partnerships, but not so much
"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotional union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversial part of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering of emotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is...
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president, give us a budget, tell us when it balances. tell us when you'll have a balanced budget. we asked the president to do the same thing that american families are doing. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the chair: continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield to a new member of the house, mr. messer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. messer: i commend my colleague, dr. price. this bill says one very simple thing, that the president, when he smits a budget, must say when or whether it balances. the american people deserve to know when the budget proposed by the president will balance. that's all this bill requires. it doesn't say that the president has to balance the budget, though it should. it doesn't say he should need to stop spending money that we don't have, though it should. it says to the american people when, if at all, the budget proposal will not be in deficit. this should not be a p
president, give us a budget, tell us when it balances. tell us when you'll have a balanced budget. we asked the president to do the same thing that american families are doing. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the chair: continues to reserve. the gentleman from georgia. mr. price: thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield to a new member of the house, mr. messer. the chair: the gentleman is recognized...
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their answer to us was yes. if the sequestration went into effect, aircraft carriers not being deployed, new ones not being built, current ones not being refueled. that is significant. that cuts right to the issue of readiness. we heard from all of the service agencies the issue of readiness. termedrned that as a -- it as a readiness crisis. they need to assure that we can be victorious in whatever situation that we face. that is deeply concerning. i appreciate the president traveling today, being right across the river from the naval base, so he understands the greatest ships in the world are built there by the greatest shipbuilders. the commitment it takes from them, how important the industrial basis to this nation, how important our civilian employees are to the dod and the contracting immunity -- community -- all of the individuals are part of the sequestration. and the president seeks about compromise, putting ideas on the table. i cannot agree more. let's find common ground, find ways to do that. i have t
their answer to us was yes. if the sequestration went into effect, aircraft carriers not being deployed, new ones not being built, current ones not being refueled. that is significant. that cuts right to the issue of readiness. we heard from all of the service agencies the issue of readiness. termedrned that as a -- it as a readiness crisis. they need to assure that we can be victorious in whatever situation that we face. that is deeply concerning. i appreciate the president traveling today,...
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there are things being used to spy on us. host: to you feel you know enough about how the government -- do you feel you know enough about how the government is using these weapons on foreign soil? caller: i have mixed feelings. sometimes the public does not need all the information. there is classified stuff out there. if we had this technology for use it when osama bin laden had made his debut, we might not have had september 11. i have heard stories over the years that bush and clinton had the opportunity to take him out and they refused and look what happens. they declared war on us. sometimes too much information is not good either. it is a thankless world out there. -- it is a dangerous world of them. these so-called americans guest: you long tradition in united states i goes back to the bill of rights that no longer -- no matter how horrible a person is, we think, they still have a basic right to due process. in this context, we are talking about a united states citizen. you have your constitutional rights. we do not su
there are things being used to spy on us. host: to you feel you know enough about how the government -- do you feel you know enough about how the government is using these weapons on foreign soil? caller: i have mixed feelings. sometimes the public does not need all the information. there is classified stuff out there. if we had this technology for use it when osama bin laden had made his debut, we might not have had september 11. i have heard stories over the years that bush and clinton had...
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and tell us how to do things. they do polls and here's the five things that you did and four of them is really popular and this is a hot issue to so talk about one through four. just think about that. would there be a successful marriage that took that position? would there be a successful business enterprise or sports team or any other kind of relationship that depends on trust if you took that position? in my state of arkansas we call that walking into someone's living room and seeing a huge pink elephant and you don't get far by telling them how pretty the sofa is. that is wrong. if you're going to stir up the storm over immigration, health care, taking up easier access to the polls a priority, if you're going to do these things you have to alternative into them, not away from them. you cannot assume that people -- oh, that is not my demographic, i have nothing to say to them and they have nothing to say to us. one example, i went home to arkansas. there were hundreds in this group, about 70 had passed away sin
and tell us how to do things. they do polls and here's the five things that you did and four of them is really popular and this is a hot issue to so talk about one through four. just think about that. would there be a successful marriage that took that position? would there be a successful business enterprise or sports team or any other kind of relationship that depends on trust if you took that position? in my state of arkansas we call that walking into someone's living room and seeing a huge...
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he joins us until 8:30. here are the numbers to reach out to him -- if you want to send us a tweet, @cspanwj. or reach out was on facebook, facebook.com/cs and. if trust as a rebuilding exercise company -- facebook.com/cspan. if trust is rebuilding exercise company -exercise- -- exercise, how do we fix it? guest: we have had some long run at trans which i think are affecting -- trends which i think are affecting it. it used to be that media companies dominated the war -- the airwaves. now we have a world dominated by investigative reporters. what we're seeing is some signs that we might be seeing, early signs of recovery in some areas. i will give you a few examples. the mortgage market -- we have seen banks starting to increase their mortgage portfolios. that is one example. i mentioned the securitization markets, where mortgages get thrown into these mortgage- backed securities. that market is in bad shape. i have seen other secured as asian markets -- securitization markets -- auto loans, student loans, t
he joins us until 8:30. here are the numbers to reach out to him -- if you want to send us a tweet, @cspanwj. or reach out was on facebook, facebook.com/cs and. if trust as a rebuilding exercise company -- facebook.com/cspan. if trust is rebuilding exercise company -exercise- -- exercise, how do we fix it? guest: we have had some long run at trans which i think are affecting -- trends which i think are affecting it. it used to be that media companies dominated the war -- the airwaves. now we...
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he said let us get this done now. we have a one-off opportunity of bipartisan cooperation where republicans and democrats agree we should do something. what is due -- let us hope we can work on this bipartisan work and get something comprehensive to the president right away. >> what was the experience like tonight? when did you get your seat? >> i went about an hour and a half early. i got a seat close enough to the aisle where i could shake his hand and say thank you before he went to the podium. >> did the republicans have a chance of working the immigration issue positively? >> they do. i looked over toward the republican side of the room. when it was about immigration reform, a handful more of the public and stood up then the normal amount that stood up. that is a good sign. there is quite a bit of motivation on their side of the aisle. the roads to the presidency and the next four years will go -- go through more inclusion of the latino community. the democrats have been working on that vision. hopefully, that wi
he said let us get this done now. we have a one-off opportunity of bipartisan cooperation where republicans and democrats agree we should do something. what is due -- let us hope we can work on this bipartisan work and get something comprehensive to the president right away. >> what was the experience like tonight? when did you get your seat? >> i went about an hour and a half early. i got a seat close enough to the aisle where i could shake his hand and say thank you before he went...
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once we started moving forces, nothing stopped us or slowed us. the only adapttation we thought about making was for a period of time we making was for a thougho be entering a hostage rescue because we didn't know where the ambassador was. once we started forces moving, they didn't slow, they didn't stop. >> and you didn't know the situation with regard to the ambassador until hours later when, in fact, some libyans had come into that facility and tried to rescue him and found him at that point unresponsive from smoke inhalation? >> that's right. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator, nelson. we are going to take a 10-minute recess. >> 3 1/2 hours from secretary panetta and general dempsey before the senate armed services committee. the committee is taking a 10-minute break and come back and wrap up. there are a number of senators including lindsay graham asking for a second round of question. a program advisory, we will continue to cover this hearing live and follow it on c-span.org . here in c-span at 2:30, we will go live to the sen
once we started moving forces, nothing stopped us or slowed us. the only adapttation we thought about making was for a period of time we making was for a thougho be entering a hostage rescue because we didn't know where the ambassador was. once we started forces moving, they didn't slow, they didn't stop. >> and you didn't know the situation with regard to the ambassador until hours later when, in fact, some libyans had come into that facility and tried to rescue him and found him at that...
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use. the president talked about this in his date of the union speech. i have the tape. america must also -- >> america must also face the growing threat from cyber attacks. we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. we know foreign companies and countries swipe corporate secrets, and our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy. >> ok. our enemies he said. is that china? >> look, i have a standing policy when i talk about china. china is not an enemy of the united states. there are no good reasons for china to become an enemy of the united states. there are non-heroic options to keep the relationship competitive, occasionally, maybe ostentation of, but never having to get to the level of conflict -- maybe, confrontational, i never having to get to the level
use. the president talked about this in his date of the union speech. i have the tape. america must also -- >> america must also face the growing threat from cyber attacks. we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. we know foreign companies and countries swipe corporate secrets, and our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we...
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we trust law enforcement to trust us-to protect us. we used -- we trust firefighters to protect us. this is a tool. this is technology that is maturing. it is not very difficult for you to go to one of these. the technology is there today. what we're really focused on is how will the faa regulates these things and how will they be used? host: years and that, if a hobbyist want to go to wherever they buy, they'll have to put my affirmation about the purposes for what they want other than 125 on the weekend with my kids? guest: in the death they bill the congress passed last year, there was a specific exemption for the modeling community. it is important to note that unmanned aircraft has evolved almost as bad as manned aircraft almost a hundred years. it is a common pastime, modeling. you can use than for a whole host of different things. woodhull will clearly be regulated? host: when those issues are decided, will the faa be the final authority? guest: the faa regulates our national airspace, so anything that flies. the faa doesn't really get involved in the purpose of the flight an
we trust law enforcement to trust us-to protect us. we used -- we trust firefighters to protect us. this is a tool. this is technology that is maturing. it is not very difficult for you to go to one of these. the technology is there today. what we're really focused on is how will the faa regulates these things and how will they be used? host: years and that, if a hobbyist want to go to wherever they buy, they'll have to put my affirmation about the purposes for what they want other than 125 on...
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us how positions -- how well positioned africom is? >> the united states has operations that are ongoing. bill are the -- there are the lra -- the lra that are ongoing. they are threats militarily. there are others. >> you touched on something that is a critical issue, that is governmental capacity, the ability of government to provide basic service, the ability of government to function and respond to the true needs of their people. one of the issues we talked about is that we have had military training operations that have gone into african countries as part of africom with mixed results. do you have any sort of ideas on how you will improve the military training team that will be a major aspect of your operational capacity general -- of racial capacity? >> training has been focused on tactical and technical and some of the things we did not emphasize were the values of the army and the role of the military in a democracy. those are some of the things he has already started working on. i will watch that carefully and confirmed and go
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but the operations are planting the seeds of resentment in the us terrorism against the us among the civilian populations of these countries so what the whole day is right around the corner let's talk about what's on president obama's wish list this year my guess is that it's an upgrade of his favorite toy killer unmanned robots which is why i like to call president obama the drone carrying today's hash tag is officially drone king a phrase i coined on the show that's picking up some steam in the social media world so keep throwing that into the twitter verse john brennan's nickname is the assassination czar for god's sake and this is the guy who is ushering this country into the next phase of the war on terror so because it will be stuck with this guy at least until he's mired in a sex scandal himself we should probably mention some of his most notable achievements he vocally advocated giving immunity to telecom corporations who participated in bush's illegal wiretapping program he led the signature strikes in yemen which involved targeted assassinations of people without even knowi
but the operations are planting the seeds of resentment in the us terrorism against the us among the civilian populations of these countries so what the whole day is right around the corner let's talk about what's on president obama's wish list this year my guess is that it's an upgrade of his favorite toy killer unmanned robots which is why i like to call president obama the drone carrying today's hash tag is officially drone king a phrase i coined on the show that's picking up some steam in...
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tell us about the project. guest: we have been around for 43 years brett where a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low-wage and unemployed workers. we want to make sure that people who work for a living have a fair shot at rising on a letter of economic opportunity and being part of the secure middle- class. we advocate for the unemployed to make sure they have adequate state and federal safety net will they are looking for jobs and there is adequate and appropriate job training for people who need new skills. we'll work on behalf of low-wage workers to make sure the minimum wage is set at a competitive level and the wage laws we have in this country are adequately enforced especially on behalf of those who are low-wage workers for it would look to protect people who have criminal records or perhaps poor credit history from unfair job discrimination. certain people should not have certain jobs and using only get a job with which you are qualified. there are many barriers in this country. we will make sure t
tell us about the project. guest: we have been around for 43 years brett where a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low-wage and unemployed workers. we want to make sure that people who work for a living have a fair shot at rising on a letter of economic opportunity and being part of the secure middle- class. we advocate for the unemployed to make sure they have adequate state and federal safety net will they are looking for jobs and there is adequate and appropriate job training for people...
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you can send us a tweet or you can give us a phone call. and we welcome our listeners on c-span radio. the area code here is 202. the numbers are on your screen. our guest is kim gandy. there's this. guest: because that's the way it was originally passed. it would be ideal, obviously, to have this be permanent, to not have to come back to congress every five years or six years or seven years and it's -- it's a huge drain on resources of advocates. it was passed in 94 and it wasn't reauthorized again until 2000 and then it wasn't reauthorized again until 2005 and then we've now been working, we're on the third year trying to reauthorize it this time. so it's a huge drain of advocates' time that we would wrath ber spending in direct service. host: but clearly there are laws on the book if any man abuses a woman, if any man hits or injures or kills somebody there are laws in the book to -- that would go after them. so why do you need this act as well? what's the difference between what our laws already in play on the books and what this act do
you can send us a tweet or you can give us a phone call. and we welcome our listeners on c-span radio. the area code here is 202. the numbers are on your screen. our guest is kim gandy. there's this. guest: because that's the way it was originally passed. it would be ideal, obviously, to have this be permanent, to not have to come back to congress every five years or six years or seven years and it's -- it's a huge drain on resources of advocates. it was passed in 94 and it wasn't reauthorized...
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. ♪ lou: joining us know, the "a-team". could to have you with us. let's start with the president having once again. we discussed it at the beginning of this broadcast. sixth of its he documented. c'mon. did they not have an original idea in the entire white house? >> they're still in the same place they started from. as always been the economy, jobs commander has not been much time if you want to get anything else done to make yourself the economy man. >> it has not. >> now they say it is. the economy this week. last week it was immigration. you know, it's a lot of different things. >> this has been the same that we have seen over the last four years. do everything but. the first journey focusing on health care, no it's consumed with gun control and immigration reform. lou: you point out that can control, the president got it done. he had pelosi and reid get it done, but they got it done. since then, and leave dodd-frank at of it, says then there has been nothing. effectively nothing. >> if you come back to the economy and talk about jobs, when you
. ♪ lou: joining us know, the "a-team". could to have you with us. let's start with the president having once again. we discussed it at the beginning of this broadcast. sixth of its he documented. c'mon. did they not have an original idea in the entire white house? >> they're still in the same place they started from. as always been the economy, jobs commander has not been much time if you want to get anything else done to make yourself the economy man. >> it has not....
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by allowing us to see and. from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousands of individuals since two thousand and one using remotely piloted aircraft contrary to popular belief actually provides the greatest degree of ethical oversight for their use this young man in pakistan would probably disagree several of his family members died at the remote hands of a drone more than a thousand other civilians were reportedly killed by u.s. drone strikes in pakistan and yemen we find ourselves murdering people in many cases children with no evidence whatsoever that they're involved in any criminal or terrorist activity the numbers should not come as a surprise. during the broad definition the obama administration gives this to who should be on their kill
by allowing us to see and. from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousands of individuals since two thousand and one using remotely piloted aircraft contrary to popular belief actually provides the greatest degree of ethical...
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thank you for joining us. have a great night in the see right back here tomorrow. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. president obama preparing to pivot to job creation in tomorrow state of the union address in which he is expected to call for a renewed focus on jobs. of course, more government spending. we will show you how many times the president has had to pivot. also tonight among the latest on of 150-foot wide asteroid that is expected to come closer to striking earth than any other on record. the scientists say the * most likely threat is to the hundreds of weather and telecommunications satellites in geostationary orbit some 22,000 miles above the earth. and what a small college with a big idea, a big idea that could create chaos for more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the country if they follow suit. that plan may prove expensive and embarrassing to all those schools. we'll tell you all about it. we begin with the president's fourth state of the union address and his expected calls for more tax
thank you for joining us. have a great night in the see right back here tomorrow. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. president obama preparing to pivot to job creation in tomorrow state of the union address in which he is expected to call for a renewed focus on jobs. of course, more government spending. we will show you how many times the president has had to pivot. also tonight among the latest on of 150-foot wide asteroid that is expected to come closer to striking earth than any other on...
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and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 31, 2013, at 5:34 p.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 325. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pu
and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with...
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i used to drive a taxi and i used to pick up lobbyists. i always ask them what they do and when they say imi lobbyist, i asked them what a lobbyist was. they say i help people do what they want for the congress. i told one gentleman the lobbyists are nothing but corrupting our politicians. when you see an ex-senator become a lobbyist, something is wrong with that picture. it is corruption and it's got to be stopped. you cannot make a good name for yourself by saying you are a lobbyist. that's how i look at it. host: did you na tel with digital any of the folks to get a ride to? caller: yes, i did i always speak up myself because that is the reality. host: how did they defend themselves? caller: they say no. one gentleman said you are wrong. he says we helped some countries to have a direct talk with our politicians. i asked if he got paid and he said yes. that is my point. you are a middle man. guest: i think he brings up a pretty common perception of lobbyists. i think it was heather podesta who turned -- agree the terms of a scarlet "l".
i used to drive a taxi and i used to pick up lobbyists. i always ask them what they do and when they say imi lobbyist, i asked them what a lobbyist was. they say i help people do what they want for the congress. i told one gentleman the lobbyists are nothing but corrupting our politicians. when you see an ex-senator become a lobbyist, something is wrong with that picture. it is corruption and it's got to be stopped. you cannot make a good name for yourself by saying you are a lobbyist. that's...
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or send us an e-mail. we will begin this e-mail with the hill newspaper and the house and house republicans proposing $30 million a year to fund cops in schools' programs. mark meadows and six other house republicans have proposed legislation that it spent $30 million a year on federal grants to help put police officers in schools across the country. according to a recent poll, 53% of americans believe increasing police presence at schools would be very effective in preventing future tragedies. -- we are getting your take on this this morning. armed guards in the schools as part of an overall effort to tighten gun laws. a democratic caller in florida, curtis, go ahead. caller: i'm a die-hard democrat, and i wish you would give democrats -- do not feel like it is fair. the issue of the armed guards, you're asking for cheaper -- i am active duty. i was in vietnam. you're asking for trouble. the media does it too much coverage -- what i mean, these guys in a fantasy world, i'm concerned that the media elevate
or send us an e-mail. we will begin this e-mail with the hill newspaper and the house and house republicans proposing $30 million a year to fund cops in schools' programs. mark meadows and six other house republicans have proposed legislation that it spent $30 million a year on federal grants to help put police officers in schools across the country. according to a recent poll, 53% of americans believe increasing police presence at schools would be very effective in preventing future tragedies....
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missile not only has the perpetual use of drones over pakistan yemen somalia killed countless innocent civilians but the operations are planting the seeds of resentment and thus terrorism against the u.s. among the civilian populations of these countries so what the whole day is right around the corner let's talk about what's on president obama's wish list this year my guess is that it's an upgrade of his favorite toy killer unmanned robots which is why i like to call president obama the drone carrying and today's hash tag is a drone king a phrase i coined on the show that's in picking up some steam in the social media world so keep throwing that into the twitter verse john brennan's nickname is the assassination czar for god's sake and this is the guy who is ushering this country into the next phase of the war on terror so because it will be stuck with this guy at least until he's mired in a sex scandal himself we should probably mention some of his most notable achievements he vocally advocated giving immunity to telecom corporations who participated in bush's illegal wiretapping pro
missile not only has the perpetual use of drones over pakistan yemen somalia killed countless innocent civilians but the operations are planting the seeds of resentment and thus terrorism against the u.s. among the civilian populations of these countries so what the whole day is right around the corner let's talk about what's on president obama's wish list this year my guess is that it's an upgrade of his favorite toy killer unmanned robots which is why i like to call president obama the drone...
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it is made from plastic, so it uses less fuel. every day it is grounded, the cost to boeing goes up. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- the u.s. education system is slipping down the global rankings. we talked to one woman with radical ideas for an overhaul. life like robotic patients are used by doctors and nurses in the uk who want to practice their clinical skills. they suffer from a range of problems like asthma and severe infections. >> john is sick. he has been in a car crash and he is struggling to breathe. these doctors are trying to figure out what to do. if they cannot, no one dies. these robots are different. they are controlled to react to treatment second by second. "although we are taught in books what to do in certain situations, is very different when you have equipment, and you have people talking to you. run through.way to >> there are other members of the family. he can heartbeat -- he can have a heartbeat and describe the symptoms. it is cutting edge technology. it's not the only new
it is made from plastic, so it uses less fuel. every day it is grounded, the cost to boeing goes up. >> you are watching "bbc world news america," still to come -- the u.s. education system is slipping down the global rankings. we talked to one woman with radical ideas for an overhaul. life like robotic patients are used by doctors and nurses in the uk who want to practice their clinical skills. they suffer from a range of problems like asthma and severe infections. >>...
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raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not working john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war how it's the new opportunities for the u.s. to wage wars without risking american lives there is another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice to strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force . as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not
raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address queening that we don't need perpetual war...
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forces would be authorized to use quote pretexts which would provide justification for u.s. military intervention in cuba the most alarming aspect of this was the disturbing scope to which these pretexts entailed see for yourself they included starting rumors using radio landing from the cubans in uniform over the fence to stage attacks on base capturing cuban saga tours inside the base starting with riots blowing up ammunition starting fires burning aircraft lobby and mortar shells capturing militia groups sabotaging and sinking ships and conducting mock funerals for mock victims. the extent of this false flawed proposition even went as far as to hijack american aircrafts and blow up a nasa rocket carrying an astronaut luckily kennedy had enough sense to reject the plan. but what other presidents aren't like kennedy you know many people look at the events of nine eleven in that same light and i myself still have many questions about the attack seen as how they were used to create perpetual war broad and a police state here at home. do you think bush and cheney had kind of t
forces would be authorized to use quote pretexts which would provide justification for u.s. military intervention in cuba the most alarming aspect of this was the disturbing scope to which these pretexts entailed see for yourself they included starting rumors using radio landing from the cubans in uniform over the fence to stage attacks on base capturing cuban saga tours inside the base starting with riots blowing up ammunition starting fires burning aircraft lobby and mortar shells capturing...
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i started to use facebook to explain every vote. and what it does is it by forcing myself to explain every single vote to the public it then forces me to be consistent because it is all on public record. john: you're libertarian. would you be consistent anyway? >> of course. of course. but i think in a political climate when you go to congress, members of congress regardless of how libertarian they are, i think it's important to have a mechanism that forces you to do the right thing every time. >> my question is canalize your upbringing shape your libertarian values? >> well, thanks for the question. my parents were both born overseas in the middle east. my dad came over here is a refugee from palestine. my mother syrian. it's had a big impact on life. be when they take to school, a drop me off to school, tell me how wonderful this country is because we have lirty year. you can come to this country with absolutely nothing and make a life yourself. in other countries a lot of times it depends on what your last name is, what your ethn
i started to use facebook to explain every vote. and what it does is it by forcing myself to explain every single vote to the public it then forces me to be consistent because it is all on public record. john: you're libertarian. would you be consistent anyway? >> of course. of course. but i think in a political climate when you go to congress, members of congress regardless of how libertarian they are, i think it's important to have a mechanism that forces you to do the right thing every...
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you can also let us know what you think using twitter. if you called us in the past 30 days, give others a chance to weigh in. the governors have talked about education, cybersecurity, and employment for people with disabilities. our first caller is jane, on the line from columbus. what did you think about what you heard? >> i liked what i heard. i am not a fan of public unions in the first place, to be honest. i feel at the teachers unions are having too much pull in the whole discussion. i understand they want to protect themselves and their collective bargaining rights, but i think a lot of the time the kids get lost in the shuffle. last year we had the teachers strike in chicago. i felt like there should never be a point when the kids are not in school, where teachers are not teaching. i like what the governor from oklahoma said, that she said we need to make sure the teachers coming out of our universities are better teachers. better teachers, not necessarily more teachers. i think that is important to understand. my dad does a lot o
you can also let us know what you think using twitter. if you called us in the past 30 days, give others a chance to weigh in. the governors have talked about education, cybersecurity, and employment for people with disabilities. our first caller is jane, on the line from columbus. what did you think about what you heard? >> i liked what i heard. i am not a fan of public unions in the first place, to be honest. i feel at the teachers unions are having too much pull in the whole...
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bless us -- bless us this day and every day. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america planl i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -- i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 oneman minute requests. >> mr. speaker, it has been more than four years since the white house operated under a budget. it's not a coincidence that each of these four years has brought a trillion-dollar keff sit. tennesseans from frustrated over
bless us -- bless us this day and every day. may all that is done be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america planl i pledge allegiance to the flag of...
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they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that we are ready to work. we see what it means to work. under the leadership of our leader and then speaker nancy pelosi we work with president obama to make sure we turn -- we turn an economy that was hemorrhaging 800,000 jobs a month. we have turned it into a economy that has created 6 million jobs over the last three years. under the leadership of president obama and our leader nancy pelosi, we have helped 105 million americans who no longer have to fear if their child contracts diabetes or in an accident that they will run out of insurance before that child is ready t
they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that...
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forces would be authorized to use quote pretexts which would provide justification for us military intervention in cuba the most alarming aspect of this was the disturbing scope to which these pretexts entailed see for yourself included starting rumors using clandestine radio landing friendly cubans in uniform over the fence to stage attacks on base capturing cuban saw the tours inside the base starting riots blowing up ammunition starting fires burning aircrafts lobbying mortar shells capturing militia groups sabotaging and sinking ships and conducting mock funerals for mock victims. the extent of this false flag proposition even went as far as to hijack american aircrafts and blow up a nascar rocket carrying an astronaut luckily kennedy had enough sense to reject the plan. but what other presidents aren't like kennedy you know many people look at the events of nine eleven in that same light and i myself still have many questions about the attack seen as how they were used to create perpetual war abroad and a police state here at home. do you think bush and cheney had kennedy's sense you think
forces would be authorized to use quote pretexts which would provide justification for us military intervention in cuba the most alarming aspect of this was the disturbing scope to which these pretexts entailed see for yourself included starting rumors using clandestine radio landing friendly cubans in uniform over the fence to stage attacks on base capturing cuban saw the tours inside the base starting riots blowing up ammunition starting fires burning aircrafts lobbying mortar shells...
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forces would be authorized to use quote pretexts which would provide justification for us military intervention in cuba the most alarming aspect of this was the disturbing scope to which these pretexts entailed see for yourself included starting rumors using clandestine radio landing friendly cubans in uniform over the fence to stage attacks on base capturing cuban saboteurs inside the base starting with riots blowing up ammunition starting fires burning aircraft lobbying mortar shells capturing militia groups sabotaging and sinking ships and conducting mock funerals for mock victims. the extent of this false flag proposition even went as far as to hijack american aircraft and blow up a nasa rocket. carrying an astronaut luckily kennedy had enough sense to reject the plan. but what other presidents aren't like kennedy you know many people look at the events of nine eleven in that same light and i myself still have many questions about the attack seen as how they were used to create perpetual war broad and a police state here at home. do you think bush and cheney had kennedy's sense you think ob
forces would be authorized to use quote pretexts which would provide justification for us military intervention in cuba the most alarming aspect of this was the disturbing scope to which these pretexts entailed see for yourself included starting rumors using clandestine radio landing friendly cubans in uniform over the fence to stage attacks on base capturing cuban saboteurs inside the base starting with riots blowing up ammunition starting fires burning aircraft lobbying mortar shells...
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protecting us today. a weapon similar to that was brought into an elementary school, sandy hook connecticut and killed 20 students and six educators. i just can't believe that could happen. distinguished mayor nutter of philadelphia. >> all the members of this committee, i'm the mayor of the city of philadelphia. i'm honored to have the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the nation's mayors to discuss the importance of passing the assaults weapon ban of 2013. while we support several billions being considered by this committee, we have made passage of the assaults weapon ban of 2013 our top priority. gun violence has been perm for you, senator feinstein and it has been personal for me. the first police officer my city lost after i became mayor was killed by an ak-47 or sk-47 assault-time weapon when he responded to a bank robbery on a saturday morning. i will never forget that day. a 12-year veteran with the philadelphia police officer. he was 39 years old. he left a wife and three childr
protecting us today. a weapon similar to that was brought into an elementary school, sandy hook connecticut and killed 20 students and six educators. i just can't believe that could happen. distinguished mayor nutter of philadelphia. >> all the members of this committee, i'm the mayor of the city of philadelphia. i'm honored to have the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the nation's mayors to discuss the importance of passing the assaults weapon ban of 2013. while we...
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carson spoke truth to power, which the press use to love. because the press used to do it. i am surprised that steven crost didn't step in and tackle him. they find it so objectionable to talk to the emperor. >> there is nothing sacred in washington. is there anywhere where the democrats haven't been exceedingly political in a speech? including when you invite somebody to sit in the front row of the speech and disparage and ridicule him in front of the world. >> if he made the point about bush in iraq -- i haven't been there. vinever seen or heard political comments like that. i didn't agree with any of it. that's not a surprise. this is something my friend cal thomas who, cannot be more conservative, a evangelical christian. he agreed with me -- he agreed that the poigns were right, but this is exactly the wrong place to do it. >> i called cal thomas after he you and he said, i told bob that to make him happy. you know who agreed with carson, paul crugman, speaking in a synagogue. they asked him about the death crisis, he said debt panels and sales taxes. he said what cars
carson spoke truth to power, which the press use to love. because the press used to do it. i am surprised that steven crost didn't step in and tackle him. they find it so objectionable to talk to the emperor. >> there is nothing sacred in washington. is there anywhere where the democrats haven't been exceedingly political in a speech? including when you invite somebody to sit in the front row of the speech and disparage and ridicule him in front of the world. >> if he made the point...
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forces would be authorized to use quote pretexts which would provide justification for us military intervention in cuba the most alarming aspect of this was the disturbing scope to which these pretexts entailed see for yourself they included starting rumors using clandestine radio landing friendly cubans in uniform over the fence to stage attacks on base capturing cuban saw the tours inside the base starting riots blowing up ammunition starting fires burning aircraft lobby and mortar shells capturing militia groups sabotaging and sinking ships and conducting mock funerals for mock victims. the extent of this false flag proposition even went as far as to hijack american aircrafts and blow up a nassau rocket carrying an astronaut luckily kennedy had enough sense to reject the plan. but what other presidents aren't like kennedy you know many people look at the events of nine eleven in that same light and i myself still have many questions about the attack seen as how they were used to create perpetual war broad and a police state here at home. do you think bush and cheney had kennedy's sense you t
forces would be authorized to use quote pretexts which would provide justification for us military intervention in cuba the most alarming aspect of this was the disturbing scope to which these pretexts entailed see for yourself they included starting rumors using clandestine radio landing friendly cubans in uniform over the fence to stage attacks on base capturing cuban saw the tours inside the base starting riots blowing up ammunition starting fires burning aircraft lobby and mortar shells...
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it does force us to deal with budget cuts. it forces us to deal with the $16.40 trillion debt. if we're dealing with sequestration or whether we're dealing with budget cuts, it does force pressurization. if we're not working every day as lawmakers or you within the administration to make sure we're easing the pain of these cuts wherever they may fall within -- whether it is within defense or housing or education, we're not doing right by our constituents and by our country. i want to speak quickly to frustration. these are not making sense at a time when we're forced to prioritize, we're forced to be looking to spending reductions. this is what is going on in my state of alaska with the back door run on the air force base. we are essentially looking at our fiscal year cr level. we have this committee's direction to postpone for structure proposals until the commission report back in 2014. we have a first-year cost on this proposal, of $5.60 million. the fact that the same move was rejected in 2005 get the air force is moving forward with its plan. just last week they held four
it does force us to deal with budget cuts. it forces us to deal with the $16.40 trillion debt. if we're dealing with sequestration or whether we're dealing with budget cuts, it does force pressurization. if we're not working every day as lawmakers or you within the administration to make sure we're easing the pain of these cuts wherever they may fall within -- whether it is within defense or housing or education, we're not doing right by our constituents and by our country. i want to speak...